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GRAIN REGISTER AND SAGKER.

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GRAIN REGISTER AND SAGKER. No. 457,283. Patented Aug. 4, 1891.

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JOHh- LUKASZEVIG, OF CUSTER, XVISCONSIN.

GRAIN REGISTE R AND SACKER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 457,283, dated August4, 1891.

Application filed March 12,1890.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J on) LUKASZEVIG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ouster, in the countyof Portage and State of \Viscousin,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grain Registers andSackers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in grain seekers and registers; andit consists in certain novel features, which will be hereinafter setforth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of myimproved machine. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3is a transverse section thereof. Fig. 4 is detail view of theregistering mechanism. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the devices foroperating the said registering mechanism. Fig. 6 is a perspective detailview of the automatic trip mechanism, and Fig. 7 is a top plan view ofthe upper part of the same.

In carrying out my invention I employ an endless elevator A, of theusual or any preferred construction, which receives the grain from thethrashing-machine and conveys it upward and discharges it into thehopper B. The hopper B is supported in a frame C,which also supports theelevator and the register D, and the upper end of the elevator isprovided with a spout E, which projects over into the hopper. The lowerend or bottom of the hopper is open, and is normally covered by a valveor vibrating plate F, which is provided at one edge with the trunnionsor shaft G, journaled in the sides of a funnel or bagholder II, asshown. The funnel or bag-holder ll is provided at its lower end onopposite sides with the spring supporting-arms I, upon which the bag ishung while being filled.

Power is imparted to the several parts of my machine by means of asuitable belt, which is driven byany desired motor, and the bandpulleyJ, around which the said belt runs and which is secured on the end of adriving-shaft K, which is journaled transversely in the frame C and isprovided at the end opposite the band-pulley J with a driving-wheel Land sprocket-pinion M. A belt Serial No. 343,592. (No model.)

N runs around the driving vheel L and a pulley O at the lower end of theelevator, so as to transmit motion to the 0nd belt P runs around thedriving-wheel L and a pulley Q on the end of a transverse shaft R, whichis journaled transversely in the frame 0 above the hopper, as clearlyshown. This shaft R is provided on its inner shown, the bar beingsecured on the top of end of this vertiblades \V, shaped secured uponit.

is connected by a the hopper, and the lower cal shaft has a series oflike blades of a propeller,

The sprocket-pinion M chain X with a sprocketwheel Y, mounted on theside of the elevator near the upper end of the same, and a pitman Z hasone end pivoted to the side of the said sprocket-wheel. The free end ofthis pitman Z is pivoted to the upper end of a lever a, which isfulcrumed at an intermediate point of its length to an arm I),projecting from the side of the elevator. The lower end of this lever ais pivoted to the front end of a follower or pushbar 0, the front end ofwhich'fit-s in a groove d in the upper side of a guide e, secured on theside of the elevator, and this guide also supports the front end ofaplungerf, the rear end of which is secured to and supported by a springg, the shaft G and has one end bearing against the under side of an armh, projecting from the said shaft. The front end of the plunger f isprovided with lateral pins 1, which on gage under theinwardly-projecting lips j on 5 the side walls of the grooved and areadapted to rise through the notches k, and thus permit the plunger toride backward over theguide to its initial position.

guide by a bail or loop Z, secured on the upperside of the guide andfitting over the plunger, and when it has reached its initial positionit is thrown .into engagement with the elevator, and a sec- 55 and thecenter 65 which is coiled around the end of c The plunger is preventedfrom moving laterally from the [00 groove by a spring m, secured on theupper side of the guide ,.as clearly shown.

Upon the top of the supporting-frame is centrally pivoted on atrausverseprojecting pivot-pin 6 a tripdever 7, the rounded inner end 7a of which normally rests upon the rounded upper end of the verticalshaft U. To the outer end of the lever 7 is pivoted the upper end of arod 8, which extends down through a guide 9 and has an eye 8 on one sidenear its lower end. Through this eye runs the inner end of the wiretrigger 0', the coiled center of which is pivotally secured on a pin 10.The triggeron the inner side of its pivotal point slides in a verticalguide-slot 11 of a pillar 12, and a spiral spring 13, which encirclesthis pillar, holds the inner end of the trigger normally pressed up,thereby raising the rod8 and the outer end of theitriplever 7. The outerpart of the trigger is curved to extend over the free end of a latch 72,and to form a shoulder p, which extends beneath the said latch end, thelower extremity of the wire trigger being then curved 'outward. Thislatch h is rigidly secured to the projecting end of the shaft G, towhich the vibrating plate F is secured. One end of the shaft G isprovided with a crank-arm q, and this crank-arm is connected by a linkor con nectingrod r with one end of a vibratory rod 5, which isfulcrumed on the frame 0 and has its frontend pivoted to a cut-0E in theend of the spout E.

The registering mechanism is secured upon the frame 0 adjacent to and inrear of the bag-holder, and on the upper side of the casing containingthe registering-dial I mount a sliding rod to, which is normally thrownforward by a spring (I, and is provided with a depending arm to, whichextends downward into the casing and has a pawl a; pivoted to its lowerend, said pawl engaging a ratchet disk or dial y and rotating the saiddial to register each half-bushel. Backward movement of this dial isprevented by a detent 2, which is secured within the casing and engagesthe teeth of the dial, as will be readily understood. A second dial 3 ismounted in the casing and is engaged by a pawl 4, carried by the dial y,so as to count the bushels by tens. In a similar manner any number ofdials may be employed, andthe register thus adapted to count anyquantity of grain.

In practice the machine is arranged for use with the valve F extendingacross the bottom of the hopper, and a sack or bag suspended from thearms I, as will be readily understood. The machine is then put inmotion, and the grain will be carried up by the elevator and dischargedinto the hopper. The agitators or stirrers in the hopper will becontinuously rotated, and the grain thus prevented from acmulating inthe hopper to such an extent as to pack therein, as will be readilyunderstood. The weight of the blades \V, together with the pressure ofthe spring 13, will keep the stirrer down until the grain piles up inthe hopper under it, when the blades W, which are shaped like the bladesof a'propeller, acting on the grain, cause the stirrer to rise, raisingthe vertical shaft U, which in turn presses up the inner end of thelever '7 against the tension of the spring 13, thereby disengaging theshoulder p of the spring-trigger from beneath the latch h, when theplate or valve F will fall and allow the grain to flow into the sack.

The downward movement of the latch causes the spring 9 to act on theplunger so as to throw the same forward, when its front end will fallinto position to be engaged by the end of the follower. -The continuedmotion of the machine will then throw the plunger rearward against-thesliding bar it, and thus operate the register, so as to'indicate thatone half-bushel has been let fall in thesack; This rearward movement ofthe plunger also causes the spring g to raise the latch h, therebybringing the plate F up against the bottom of the hopper to hold anotherload of grain.

The downward movement of the plate F operates the cut-ofi': t in the endof the spout, so as to throw the same downward and prevent the continuedflow of grain into the hopper. The upward movement of the plate F ofcourse raises the cut-0E, so as to permit the grain to again flow intothe hopper.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, it will be seen that I have provided a verysimple and efficient machine, by the use of which the grain will beconveyed directly from the thrashing-machine to the sacks, and thequantity accurately measured and registered.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent,

'1. The combination of th e cut-off for the hopper, the registeringmechanism, the plunger having'its rear end connected with the cutolf andadapted to actuate the registering mechanism, the follower adapted toengage the front end of the said plunger, and mechanism for operatingthe said follower, as set forth.

2. The combination of the hopper, the vibrating plate F, having thelatch h secured on the end of its shaft G, the sprocket-wheel Y,mechanism for rotating said wheel,the vibrating lever, a pitmanconnecting said lever with the sprocket-wheel, the follower pivoted tothe lower end of the said lever, the plunger actuated by said followerand adapted to act on the registering mechanism, and the spring g,supporting the plunger f, coiled around the end of the shaft G andhaving its lower bent end bearing against the under side of the latch h,as set forth.

The combination of the hopper, the vibrating plate F, having the latch hsecured on the end of its shaft G, the guide provided with alongitudinal groove, the plunger haw ing its front end playing in saidgroove, the spring g, supporting the plunger f and hav- IIO ing itslower bent end bearing against the under side of the latch 11-, thefellewer having its rear end playing in said groove and adapted toactuate the plunger, the bail secured on the guide and extending overthe plunger, and the spring secured on the guide and adapted to throwthe plunger into the groove therein, and the spring-actuated rod u,operating the register and arranged to be acted on by the plunger,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two wltnesses.

hi JOHN LUKASZEVIG.

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Witnesses:

JOHN MCGREER, MATHIAS SIMONIS.

